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Choral singing began to take form in the 9th & 10th Centuries, with the unison Gregorian Chant or Plain Chant. From the early Renaissance period, through composers like Palestrina , di Lasso and William Byrd true polyphonic choral music blossomed, and crescendo-ed through to a wonderful climax with Thomas Tallis’ Spem in alium for 40 parts, divided into 8 choirs.
As the form developed through the Renaissance into the Baroque period, composers such as Bach, Telemann and Händel gave the choir more and more autonomy, and through early operas and oratorios, married solo voices, choirs and orchestras together, to create these new musical forms, and inspired audiences with combinations of colours and sounds they had never before experienced.
Although there were many operas and oratorios written in the Classical period, sacred music also took a prominent role in shaping the development of choral music. While the chorus became a very useful tool on stage, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven composed many Masses, Requiems, Te Deums and Anthems to help brighten the world of church music, and uplift the hearts and souls of the congregation.
As opera continued to expand and stretch dramatic boundaries, choral music of the Romantic period was characterised by choral motets and anthems, and the oratorio grew into an even more varied and contrasting form. The oratorios Elijah and Paul are particularly noteworthy, since despite using Sacred themes, through the various musical facets at Mendelssohn’s disposal, they began to take on a much more operatic narrative. This can also be seen in the Requiems of Brahms and Verdi, where the choir itself, along with the orchestra, lead the dramatic storytelling.
Through the 20th Century, composers such as Ralf Vaughan Williams, Anton Webern, Arnold Schönberg, Benjamin Britten and Edward Elgar composed extensively for varying choral forces. Through these composers and many others, we begin to see choirs being tested and stretched, both technically and dramatically, and being pushed out of their comfort zone in order to inspire, shock and entice the audience. Works like Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius and Schönberg’s Friede auf Erden made a huge impact on the choral landscape.
In the modern era, new choral genres such as Gospel Choir, Pop Ensembles and Jazz & Swing emerged. Composers like John Rutter, Karl Jenkins, Bob Chilcott and Andrew Lloyd Webber have become very popular.
for: Voice (high), mixed choir, strings, organ
Score
Item no.: 246013
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Item no.: 1678111
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 1666832
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Score
Item no.: 1550891
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 475617
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 934401
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1151859
for: Mixed choir a cappella
CD
Item no.: 655282
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 618654
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 326221
for: 3 soloists (STB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 235044
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1212368
for: Mixed choir (SATB); instruments ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 147444
for: Choir
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1155311
for: Mixed choir, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 287694
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1652991
for: Choir
Gesamtausgabe, Partitur, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 116272
for: Choir
Choir score
Item no.: 116177
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 395595
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 114893
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Buch
Item no.: 886569
Christkindlmesse
Revidierte und liturgisch ergänzte Neuausgabe von Josef Lammerz
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Choir score
Item no.: 217559
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Score
Item no.: 202006
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 212661
for: Male choir (TTBB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 176263
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 144440
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 763309
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 910716
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score, CD
Item no.: 177246
for: Soloists, narrator, children's choir, instruments
Score
Item no.: 475421
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Item no.: 1617050
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), strings, basso continuo
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 114735
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 984624
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 164527
for: Women's choir (SSA), piano
Score
Item no.: 1157720
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1157697
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1157110
Geistliches Oratorium in drei Abteilungen
Erste Abteilung: Advent und Weihnachten
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1551885
for: Mixed choir (2 voices), organ
Music score
Item no.: 655491
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir book
Item no.: 678961
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 342318
for: Mixed choir (SAB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1041071
for: Women's choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 851084
for: Women's choir (SSA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1037965
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1078027
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1005015
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 907012
for: Children's choir (2 voices) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850658
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